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LOCAL PLAN PREFERRED OPTIONSREPORT OF CONSULTATION
DECEMBER 2018
ST HELENS BOROUGH LOCAL PLAN 2020 - 2035
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1. INTRODUCTION
A statement under Regulation 17 (d) of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (the 2012 Local Plan Regulations)
1.1 Report of consultation on the St.Helens Local Plan
1.1.1 The preparation of the Local Plan has been informed by a process of continuous and ongoing consultation with the general public and other key stakeholders, both through formal consultation periods and through information and views gathered throughout the process. The process has followed the requirements set out in the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 for preparing a Local Plan, and also the St.Helens Revised Statement of Community Involvement, adopted November 2013 (the 2013 SCI).
1.2 What this statement is
1.2.1 This statement has been prepared to comply with Regulation 17 (d) of the 2012 Regulations, which requires that at Publication of a Local Plan, a statement setting out the following is prepared:
(i) which bodies and persons were invited to make representations under regulation 18 [Preparation of a Local Plan];
(ii) how those bodies and persons were invited to make such representations;
(iii) a summary of the main issues raised by those representations; and
(iv) how those main issues have been addressed in the local plan.
1.3 Overview of the St.Helens Local Plan 2020-2035 preparation process
Start of preparation
1.3.1 For the Borough of St.Helens, St.Helens Council is the Local Planning Authority (LPA) responsible for preparing the Local Plan. A decision was made by the Councilʼs Cabinet in November 2015 to prepare a new single Local Plan for the Borough of St.Helens. The Local Development Scheme (LDS), which must set out the timescale and content of any Local Plan being prepared, was updated.
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Regulation 18 stage: St.Helens Local Plan Scoping: Jan 2016 to Mar 2016
1.3.2 Regulation 18 of the 2012 Local Plan Regulations requires the LPA to notify certain “bodies or persons” of the subject of the Local Plan the LPA proposes to prepare, and also to invite them to make comments (“representations”) to the LPA on what a Local Plan of that subject should contain. The LPA did this at the St.Helens Local Plan Scoping consultation (20 Jan 2016 to 2 Mar 2016). The consultation letters and other material explained that St.Helens Council proposed to prepare a new Local Plan for the Borough of St.Helens, which would “set how much new development for housing, employment and other uses should take place in the borough, where development should take place and set out policies to be taken account of when assessing planning applications for development”.
1.3.3 The bodies invited to make representations are set out in Appendix 6.
1.4 St.Helens Local Plan 2018-2033 Preferred Options: Dec 2016 to Jan 2017
1.4.1 The 2012 Regulations, unlike previous Regulations, do not require any more than a scoping consultation (Regulation 18) and publication of the Local Plan for representations to be made (Regulation 19) on the proposed submission draft version of the Local Plan prior to submission for examination (Regulation 22). However, the LPA decided to invite comments on the Local Plan Preferred Options (LPPO), which was an advanced draft of the Local Plan, setting out various options that had been considered and what, at the time, were the Councilʼs Preferred Options for key issues. This took place from 5 Dec 2016 to 30 Jan 2017.
Scoping consultation and Preferred Options: Which bodies and persons were invited to make representations under regulation 18 [Preparation of a Local Plan] (Regulation 17 (d) (i))
1.4.2 The 2012 Regulations state that the “bodies or persons” are:
(a) the “specific consultation bodies” set out in the Regulations that the LPA consider “may have an interest in the subject of the proposed local plan”;
(b) the “general consultation bodies” set out in the Regulations that the LPA consider appropriate; and
(c) such residents or other persons carrying on business in the LPAʼs area from which the LPA considers it appropriate to invite representations
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1.4.3 Please note that these change over time, and the regulations can be changed and updated to add or remove specific and general consultation. The specific consultation bodies set out in the regulations are listed at Appendix 4, and include neighbouring Borough and Parish Councils and Neighbourhood Forums, highways authorities, government agencies and utilities companies. The general consultation bodies definition is at Appendix 5, and includes voluntary organisations and groups representing the interests of different racial, ethnic or national groups, religious groups, disabled persons and businesses in the LPA's area.
1.4.4 A full list of the bodies that were consulted at Scoping and at Preferred Options stages are set out at Appendix 6 and 7 – these include the specific consultation bodies and those groups the Council considered to be general consultation bodies. Please note we have endeavoured not to name private individuals who are on our consultation database, but have instead listed the number of those contacted.
Scoping stage: How bodies and persons were invited to make representations (Regulation 17 (d) (ii))
1.4.5 A full public consultation was held on the St.Helens Local Plan Scoping Document for a six week period between 20 Jan 2016 and 2 Mar 2016. The consultation asked residents, businesses and other groups which issues are important and what the new Local Plan should contain. This included views on planning policies and which sites - including those in urban areas and the Green Belt - should be developed or protected. The consultation asked 21 questions in relation to the Scoping Document.
1.4.6 The consultation was carried out in line with the Councilʼs adopted 2013 SCI and in accordance with Regulation 18 of the 2012 Local Planning Regulations. This included:
• email or written notifications sent to those on the Councilʼs consultee database and to specific and general consultation bodies;
• articles and adverts in the local newspapers; • posts on Council social media such as twitter and facebook; • information pages on the Council website with link from the front page; • A4 posters distributed across the Borough; and • Offers of meetings made to stakeholders such as specific and general
consultees, including St.Helens Chamber.
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Scoping stage: main issues raised by representations (Regulation 17 (d) (iii))
1.4.7 A total of 212 representations were received from individuals and representatives of organisations, local groups, and businesses during the course of the consultation period. The main issues in these comments have been identified by the LPA in the report St.Helens Local Plan 2018 – 2033 Summary of Representations on St.Helens Local Plan Scoping Consultation 20 Jan – 2 Mar 2016. The representations have been considered and, where considered appropriate by the LPA, they have been addressed in the proposed submission draft version of the Local Plan (the Local Plan Submission Draft). The report is available at:
https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/media/5402/summary-of-representations-on-st-helens-local-plan-scoping-consultation.pdf
1.4.8 The following provides a very high level summary of the main issues raised – please see the above linked report for more detail on the main issues raised.
1.4.9 There were no suggestions for a significant change in scope of the Local Plan, or for the key issues to be addressed. There were suggestions that climate change and environmental conservation should be made more central to the Plan. Comments on the Vision included a need for growth but balanced with well-being and health, more emphasis on brownfield land regeneration before use of Green Belt, making sure we accommodate growth needs and also regenerate the town centres.
1.4.10 There was concern from the public about the amount of employment land that the evidence indicated would be required, in particular from the Green Belt, and especially at the former Parkside Colliery in Newton-le-Willows, due to the potential adverse impact. The re-use of brownfield land and growth of higher technology businesses were suggested instead. However, other authorities indicated that they could not meet St.Helens employment land needs in their area, and there was support from the development industry for the level of employment land and housing growth proposed. Indeed some suggested it should be substantially higher, and some thought the allocations DPD should proceed (with Green Belt release) instead.
1.4.11 There was concern about the impact of potential higher levels of development on infrastructure, in particular the road network.
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Scoping stage: How the main issues have been addressed in the local plan (Regulation 17 (d) (iv))
1.4.12 The main issues in the comments at Scoping, along with a response on how the Council took account of these in the LPPO, were set out in the report St.Helens Local Plan 2018 – 2033 Summary of Representations on St.Helens Local Plan Scoping Consultation 20 Jan – 2 Mar 2016. The LPPO policies have been further refined with comments received at the LPPO stage to produce the Local Plan Submission Draft. The comments received in relation to the Sustainability Appraisal (SA) Scoping Report Dec 2015 were taken into consideration in preparation of the St.Helens Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal: Interim SA Report Dec 2016. A further stage of the SA has been prepared for the Local Plan Submission Draft.
Local Plan Preferred Options: How bodies and persons were invited to make representations ((Regulation 17 (d) (ii))
1.4.13 The LPA invited comments on the LPPO, which was an advanced draft of the Local Plan, setting out various options that had been considered and what at the time, was the Councilʼs Preferred Options for key issues. This took place from 5 Dec 2016 to 30 Jan 2017.
1.4.14 The LPPO was accompanied by a draft Policies Map and supporting evidence base, including a draft Green Belt review, employment and housing needs evidence, housing and employment land supply evidence, open space and sport assessments, an interim draft Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessment, and was informed by other draft documents, including emerging economic viability work. Where considered appropriate, the Council has taken into account comments on these documents.
1.4.15 The consultation was carried out in line with the Councilʼs adopted 2013 SCI and in accordance with Regulation 18 of the 2012 Local Planning Regulations. This included:
• email or written notifications sent to those on the Councilʼs consultee database and to specific and general consultation bodies
• letters sent to properties within 200m of sites proposed to be removed from the Green Belt
• articles and adverts in the local newspapers, repeated mid-way during the consultation
• posts on Council social media such as twitter and facebook • information pages on the Council website with link from the front page • A4 site notices displayed next to sites being proposed for development • A4 posters distributed across the Borough
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• Offers of meetings made to stakeholders such as specific and general consultees, including St.Helens Chamber.
1.4.16 Council officers hosted 15 daytime, evening and weekend drop-in sessions at locations across the Borough to provide information on the Preferred Options and answer questions from the public. The events were well attended and feedback given to the Council has been incorporated into the summaries below. In addition, Council officers gave presentations to the St.Helens Senior Voice Forum and St.Helens Youth Forum to discuss the Local Plan and obtain feedback from the perspective of those groups.
1.4.17 In November 2017, the Council wrote to all respondents who submitted comments and provided a valid email address or complete postal address to give an update on the Local Planʼs progress since the consultation and to inform them of the revised timetable.
Level of response
1.4.18 Consultation on the LPPO ran for an eight week period between 5 Dec 2016 and 30 Jan 2017: following which, a total of 6,048 responses were received by the Council.
1.4.19 Discounting 353 responses that were either blank (i.e., no details given), duplications or additional comments from the same respondent, the total number of responses registered was 5,695 (including joint responses).
1.4.20 Of this number, 130 were classified as ʻtechnical and stakeholderʼ responses. These included those responses from representatives of statutory consultee organisations (e.g., the Environment Agency), residentsʼ action groups, landowners and planning agents/site promoters, neighbouring authorities, parish councils and other individuals or organisations who provide issue specific and technical input into the plan making process.
1.4.21 The remaining 5,565 responses were predominantly received from residents living in or close to St.Helens Borough. Responses from local businesses were also included. Based on the address information provided, 4,910 were from people living or based in areas within the Borough and 553 from outside. 102 responses did not provide sufficient address details to ascertain this information.
1.4.22 Responses were received and accepted in a number of formats. These included the Councilʼs standard response form (both electronic and paper copy), the Councilʼs online web based form, email and letter. A large number of responses were submitted on dedicated pre-prepared response forms/email produced by residentsʼ action groups including ʻSave our Green Belt/Residents Against Florida Farm Developmentʼ, ʻSave Ecclestonʼs Green Beltʼ and ʻParkside Action Groupʼ.
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1.4.23 In addition, the Council was made aware of two online petitions generated independently using the ʻchange.orgʼ platform in response to the proposals put forward in the LPPO. These were titled ʻProtect the Green Belt, Agriculture and Wildlife in Rainford, St.Helens, Merseysideʼ (receiving 584 online signatories at end of consultation period) and ʻKeep Rainhill and Eccleston Park Green Belt Landʼ (receiving 693 online signatories at end of consultation period). Whilst not accepted as formal responses to the consultation, consideration has been given to the comments left by those who signed these online petitions, many of which raise the same issues as recorded in the registered responses.
Local Plan Preferred Options: main issues raised by representations (Regulation 17 (d) (iii))
1.4.24 The main issues raised in the Local Plan Preferred Options are set out in the tables in Section 2. However the following provides a high level summary of the issues raised.
1.4.25 The majority of the members of the public who responded were concerned about the scale of potential Green Belt release in the Borough. There were doubts expressed over whether the amount was justified, and the level of need for housing and employment land was also questioned, indicating that St.Helens has had a declining population up until fairly recently.
1.4.26 Many people were concerned about the potential adverse impacts of the new development on biodiversity and wildlife, landscape and historic character. The loss of agricultural land needed for food production was also a concern cited by some. Others asked why more brownfield land was not being allocated, or empty homes occupied, rather than Green Belt land being developed.
1.4.27 Respondents also mentioned increased traffic congestion and air pollution could arise from the development, and there were concerns raised about the road infrastructureʼs ability to cope, especially at congested junctions. There was concern about the need to avoid exacerbating flooding problems in parts of the Borough. Concerns were raised by many respondents about a perceived lack of infrastructure to support existing population, especially education and health, let alone the additional development and population. There was support for providing more affordable housing and housing for elderly persons, including bungalows and retirement housing.
Local Plan Preferred Options: How the main issues have been addressed in the Local Plan (Regulation 17 (d) (iv))
1.4.28 The responses to the main issues raised in the LPPO are set out in the tables in Section 2. However the following provides a high level summary of how the main issues have been addressed.
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1.4.29 The Council considers that the strategy in the Local Plan Submission Draft (LPSD) addresses the main issues by striking the right balance between meeting housing and employment needs while protecting the most valuable environmental resources and the overall function of the Green Belt, and making provision for adequate infrastructure to be secured at the appropriate time. The Vision, Aims and Objectives have all been revised.
1.4.30 The need for large, modern employment land remains strong, although the amount of land identified as being required within the Plan period has been reduced. The LPSD has taken account of revised estimates of housing need, which is lower than at LPPO, reducing the need for housing land compared to the LPPO. Additional brownfield sites have been identified to meet housing needs, and the 2016 draft Green Belt review has been reviewed and revised. Fewer sites are now considered suitable for housing development. The Council is actively exploring how it can increase the re-use of brownfield land both inside and outside of the planning system. Together, this addresses some of the concerns about the amount of land being released from the Green Belt.
1.4.31 An Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) has been developed to address infrastructure requirements that are clearly set out in policy. The impact of housing development on the road network, both roads controlled by St.Helens Council and those by Highways England (i.e., the M6 and M62) have been considered through the development of a transport model, and the modelling of proposed sites to identify the degree of impact and potential mitigation. Some sites will not be able to be developed until road infrastructure issues are addressed.
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2. MAIN ISSUES (BY CHAPTER, POLICY AND SITE)
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 This chapter summarises the main issues raised by respondents in relation to each chapter, policy or site identified within the Local Plan Preferred Options (LPPO) document 2016. It also sets out how the issues have been addressed in the Local Plan Submission Draft (LPSD) 2018. The information is presented as a series of tables that cover each part of the LPPO and LPSD documents (i.e., vision, policies, sites) in sequence. Some of the main issues have been submitted by multiple representors and/or by persons whose names have not been attributed1 within the summaries. Where this is the case, the representor reference number column is left blank. Similarly, some who responded chose to submit their representations anonymously; these, therefore, cannot be specifically attributed.
2.1.2 Two reference indexes are set out at the end of the document. These indicate which responses were ʻmain issuesʼ and the Ref.No. assigned to them. There is also a page index that enables location of the responses in the tables that follow.
Contents Spatial Vision.................................................................................................................. 13 Strategic Aims and Objectives ...................................................................................... 15 Policy LPA01 - Presumption In Favour of Sustainable Development ................................ 16 Policy LPA02 - Spatial Strategy ....................................................................................... 19 Policy LPA03 - Development Principles ........................................................................... 35 Policy LPA04 - A Strong and Sustainable Economy ......................................................... 37 Site EA1 - Omega South Western Extension .................................................................... 44 Site EA2 - Florida Farm North, Slag Lane, Haydock ......................................................... 47Site EA3 - Land North of Penny Lane, Haydock ............................................................... 49 Site EA4 - Land North East of Junction 23 M6, South of Haydock Racecourse, Haydock ........................................................................................ 50 Site EA5 - Land South of Penny Lane, Haydock ............................................................... 52 Site EA6 - Land to the West of Haydock Industrial Estate, Haydock .................................. 53 Site EA7 - Land West of Millfield Lane, South of Liverpool Road and North of Clipsley Brook, Haydock ...................................................................... 55 Site EA8 - Parkside East, Newton-Le-Willows .................................................................. 56 Site EA9 - Parkside West, Newton-Le-Willows ................................................................. 61 Site EA10 - Land to the West of Sandwash Close, Rainford .............................................. 65 Site EA11 - Land at Lea Green Farm West, Thatto Heath ................................................. 66
1 In this report, members of the public who made representations are not individually identified, neither are those who put their names to a petition, or commented via social media.
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Site EA12 - Gerards Park, Phases 2 and 3, College Street, St.Helens Town Centre .................................................................................................... 67 Policy LPA04.1 - Strategic Employment Sites .................................................................. 67 Policy LPA05 - Meeting St.Helens Housing Needs .......................................................... 72 Site HA1 - Land Adjoining Ash Grove Farm, Beacon Road, Billinge .................................. 86 Site HA2 - Land South of Billinge Road, East of Garswood Road and West of Smock Lane........................................................................ 88 Site HA3 - Land at Florida Farm (South of A580), Slag Lane, Blackbrook ...................................................................................................... 90 Site HA4 - Land East of Chapel Lane and South of Walkers Lane, Sutton Manor, Bold .................................................................................... 91 Site HA5 - Land South of Gartons Lane and Former St.Theresaʼs Social Club, Gartons Lane, Bold ................................................................... 93 Site HA6 - Land South of Reginald Road/Bold Road - Northern Section (Phase 1), Bold .......................................................................... 95 Site HA7 - Land Between Vista Road and Ashton Road, Newton-Le-Willows ........................................................................................................... 96 Site HA8 - Eccleston Park Golf Club, Rainhill Road, Eccleston ......................................... 98 Site HA09 - Higher Barrowfield Farm, Houghton's Lane, Eccleston ................................. 105 Site HA10 - Land South West of M6 J23 Between Vista Road and Lodge Lane, Haydock .............................................................................................. 106 Site HA11 - Land at Moss Bank Farm, Moss Bank Road, Moss Bank ............................. 107 Site HA12 - Former Newton Community Hospital (Simms Ward), Bradlegh Road, Newton-Le-Willows .................................................................... 108 Site HA13 - Former Red Bank Community Home, Winwick Road, Newton-Le-Willows .............................................................................................. 110 Site HA14 - Land South East of Lords Fold, Rainford ...................................................... 111 Site HA15 - Land South of Higher Lane and East of Rookery Lane, Rainford .................................................................................................. 114 Site HA16 - Land South of A580 Between Houghtons Lane and Crantock Grove, Windle .................................................................................. 117 Policy LPA05.1 - Strategic Housing Sites ....................................................................... 122 Policy LPA06 - Extent of Green Belt and Safeguarded Land .......................................... 127 Site ES01 - Omega North Western Extension, Bold ........................................................ 135 Site ES02 - Omega South - Western Extension Phase 2, Land North of Booth's Wood, Bold .................................................................................. 136 Site HS01 - Land North of Strange Road and West of Camp Road, Garswood .............................................................................................. 138 Site HS02 - Land South of Leyland Green Road, North of Billinge Road and East of Garswood Road, Garswood .................................................... 140 Site HS03 - Bold Forest Garden Suburb: Land South of Reginald Road/Bold .................................................................................................... 141 Site HS04 - Land North of Bell Lane and South-West of Milton Street, Bold ...................................................................................................... 144 Site HS05 - Land to West of Bridge Road and Sweet Brier Court, off Clock Face Road, Bold .................................................................................... 145 Site HS06 - Land off Common Road/Swan Road, Newton-Le-Willows ............................ 146
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Site HS07 - Land Between Ashton Road and M6, Earlestown, Newton-Le-Willows ...................................................................................... 148 Site HS08 - Land South of Burrows Lane, Eccleston ....................................................... 149 Site HS09 - Land South of Howards Lane/East of Gillars Lane, Eccleston ................................................................................................... 150 Site HS10 - Land South of Former Central Works, Bellerophon Way, Haydock ............................................................................................ 152 Site HS11 - Land South of Station Road, Haydock ......................................................... 152 Site HS12 - Land at Martindale Road, Carr Mill, Moss Bank ............................................ 153 Site HS13 - Land at Old Hey Farm, South of Tyrer Road, Newton-Le-Willows .............................................................................................. 154 Site HS14 - Land East of Newlands Grange, Newton-Le-Willows .................................... 156 Site HS15 - Land East of Rob Lane and Rear of Castle Hill, Newton-Le-Willows ....................................................................................... 158 Site HS16 - Land to Rear of 6 Ashton Road and Elms Farm and West of Rob Lane, Newton-Le-Willows ................................................... 159 Site HS17 - Land West of Winwick Road and South of Wayfarers Drive, Newton-Le-Willows .......................................................................... 160 Site HS18 - Land East of Higher Lane/South of Muncaster Drive/at White House Lane, Rainford .............................................................................. 161 Site HS19 - Land South of Bushey Lane/Red Delph Farm, Red Delph Lane, Rainford .................................................................................... 165 Site HS20 - Land South of Higher Lane and West of Mill Lane, Rainford ............................................................................................................... 168 Site HS21 - Land South of Rookery Lane and East of Pasture Lane, Rainford ............................................................................................... 170 Site HS22 - Land at Hanging Bridge Farm, Elton Head Road, Rainhill ............................. 173 Site HS23 - Land South of Mill Lane, East of Hall Lane, West of Norlands Lane and North of M62, Rainhill .......................................................... 176 Site HS24 - Land South of Elton Head Road , Thatto Heath ............................................ 180 Policy LPA07 - Transport and Travel ............................................................................. 183 Policy LPA08 - Infrastructure and Funding ..................................................................... 186 Policy LPA09 - Green Infrastructure .............................................................................. 190 Policy LPA10 - Development of Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (Parkside) ........................................................................................ 193 Policy LPB01 - St.Helens Town Centre and Central Spatial Area (CSA) ......................................................................................................... 196 Policy LPB02 - EArlestown town Centre ........................................................................ 198Policy LPC01 - Housing Mix .......................................................................................... 199 Policy LPC02 - Affordable Housing Provision ................................................................. 202 Policy LPC03 - Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople ..................................... 207 Policy LPC04 - Retail and town Centres ........................................................................ 207 Policy LPC05 - Open Space and Outdoor Sports Facilities ............................................. 209 Policy LPC06 - Biodiversity and Geological Conservation .............................................. 210 Policy LPC07 - Greenways ............................................................................................ 212 Policy LPC08 - Ecological Network ................................................................................ 212
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Policy LPC09 - Landscape Protection and Enhancement ............................................... 213 Policy LPC10 - Trees and Woodland ............................................................................. 213 Policy LPC11 - Historic Environment ............................................................................. 215 Policy LPC12 - Flood Risk and Water Management ....................................................... 216 Policy LPC13 - Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Development ................................ 220 Policy LPC14 - Minerals ................................................................................................ 221 Policy LPC15 - Waste ................................................................................................... 222 Policy LPD01 - Ensuring Quality Development in St.Helens ........................................... 222 Policy LPD02 - Design and Layout of New Housing ....................................................... 224 Policy LPD03 - Open Space and Residential Development ............................................ 225 Policy LPD04 - Householder Developments ................................................................... 226 Policy LPD05 - Extension, Alteration or Replacement of Dwellings or Conversion to Dwellings In the Green Belt ................................................... 226 Policy LPD06 - Development In Prominent Gateway Locations ...................................... 227 Policy LPD07 - Digital Communications ......................................................................... 228 Policy LPD08 - Advertisements ..................................................................................... 228 Policy LPD09 - Air Quality ............................................................................................. 228 Policy LPD10 - Hot Food Takeaways ............................................................................ 230Policy LPD11 - Health and Wellbeing ............................................................................ 230 Draft Policies Map ........................................................................................................ 231
Appendices Appendix 1Reference Index 1: List of Respondents Contributing to LPPO ʻMain Issues ̓(and Ref. No.) .......... 233 Apppendix 2Reference Index 2: Location of LPPO ʻMain Issueʼ Responses by Ref. No. .................................. 237 Appendix 3Methods of Consultation Employed at Various Stages .................................................................... 241 Appendix 4Specific Consultation Bodies as Set out in the 2012 Local Plan Regulations ................................ 243 Appendix 5General Consultation Bodies as set out in the 2012 Local Plan Regulations ................................. 245 Appendix 6List of Consultees Invited to Make Representations at Scoping Stage ........................................... 247 Appendix 7List of Consultees Invited to Make Representations at Preferred Options Stage ........................... 257
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pans
ion
of S
t.Hel
ens
as
iden
tifie
d wi
thin
the
Spat
ial V
ision
that
St
.Hel
ens
is an
attr
activ
e pl
ace
to liv
e, w
ork,
vis
it an
d in
vest
in, w
ith h
ealth
y, s
afe
and
inclu
sive
com
mun
ities
and
a qu
ality
and
ac
cess
ible
bui
lt an
d na
tura
l env
ironm
ent.
Supp
ort n
oted
.
E150
9, N
atha
niel
Li
chfie
ld a
nd
Partn
ers
on b
ehal
f of
Taylo
r Wim
pey
UK
Ltd.
Supp
orts
the
Spat
ial V
ision
but
con
sider
it
coul
d be
impr
oved
upo
n by
also
mak
ing
clear
th
at if
the
econ
omic
aspi
ratio
ns o
f the
Bor
ough
ar
e to
be
achi
eved
, fam
ily h
omes
of a
hig
h en
ough
qua
lity m
ust b
e pr
ovid
ed to
hel
p at
tract
an
d re
tain
a s
uffic
ient
ly sk
illed
work
forc
e wi
thin
th
e Bo
roug
h.
The
LPSD
add
ress
es th
is by
inclu
ding
an
allo
wanc
e fo
r em
ploy
men
t gro
wth
in th
e ca
lcula
tion
of O
bjec
tivel
y As
sess
ed
Need
(OAN
) for
hou
sing.
Thi
s m
atte
r is
cove
red
in P
olicy
LP
A05.
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ELEN
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ED O
PTIO
NS
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ORT
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SULT
ATIO
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ECEM
BER
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14
CHAP
TER
3 - S
PATI
AL V
ISIO
N
Rep.
ref.n
o.
Sum
mar
y of
mai
n is
sue
How
eac
h m
ain
issu
e ha
s be
en a
ddre
ssed
in th
e LP
SD
E151
1, T
urle
y on
be
half
of P
eel
Hold
ings
(Lan
d an
d Pr
oper
ty L
td.)
and
Peel
Ene
rgy
Sugg
est t
hat t
he fi
rst s
ente
nce
shou
ld b
e am
ende
d to
“Hig
h qu
ality
em
ploy
men
t lan
d ha
s be
en p
rovid
ed to
mee
t mod
ern
empl
oym
ent
need
s to
203
3 an
d be
yond
….”
Cons
ider
atio
n sh
ould
also
be
give
n to
the
inclu
sion
of a
sp
ecific
refe
renc
e in
the
visio
n to
“ach
ievin
g an
ap
prop
riate
Gre
en B
elt r
evie
w an
d de
finin
g a
revis
ed lo
ng te
rm d
efen
sible
Gre
en B
elt
boun
dary
” to
achi
eve
the
grow
th a
ims.
Spe
cific
refe
renc
e sh
ould
also
be
mad
e to
the
logi
stics
se
ctor
in m
eetin
g a
spec
ific p
art o
f the
mod
ern
empl
oym
ent n
eeds
in th
e Bo
roug
h.
The
visio
n ha
s be
en re
vised
in th
e LP
SD.
The
need
to p
rovid
e fo
r em
ploy
men
t nee
ds b
eyon
d th
e en
d of
the
Plan
per
iod
is ac
know
ledg
ed b
ut is
ade
quat
ely
cove
red
else
wher
e in
the
Plan
. It
is al
so n
ot n
eces
sary
for t
he v
ision
to re
fer s
pecif
ically
to
the
Gre
en B
elt r
evie
w as
this
is sim
ply
the
mec
hani
sm b
y wh
ich ʻs
usta
inab
le g
rowt
hʼ (w
hich
is re
ferre
d to
in th
e vis
ion)
wi
ll be
achi
eved
. Th
e ne
eds
of th
e lo
gist
ics s
ecto
r are
ad
equa
tely
addr
esse
d in
Pol
icies
LPA
02, L
PA04
and
LPA
06.
E151
2, N
atha
niel
Li
chfie
ld a
nd
Partn
ers
on b
ehal
f of
Beric
ote
Prop
ertie
s Lt
d
The
Spat
ial V
ision
sho
uld
stro
ngly
refle
ct th
e op
portu
nity
to ta
p in
to th
e gr
owth
bei
ng d
riven
by
the
North
ern
Powe
rhou
se a
gend
a an
d th
e sig
nific
ant i
nves
tmen
t in
infra
stru
ctur
e pr
ojec
ts
with
in th
e LC
R an
d No
rth W
est i
n ge
nera
l (su
ch
as th
e Su
perp
ort,
Airp
ort C
ity, a
nd m
ajor
up
grad
es to
the
M6
and
M60
to m
ake
them
Sm
art M
otor
ways
.
The
posit
ive im
pact
of t
hese
initia
tives
and
infra
stru
ctur
e pr
ojec
ts is
ack
nowl
edge
d. H
owev
er, i
t is
not c
onsid
ered
ne
cess
ary
to re
fer t
o th
em s
pecif
ically
in th
e vis
ion
as th
ey a
re
adeq
uate
ly co
vere
d el
sewh
ere
(in th
e su
ppor
ting
text
to
Polic
ies
LPA0
2 an
d 04
).
E151
2, N
atha
niel
Li
chfie
ld a
nd
Partn
ers
on b
ehal
f of
Beric
ote
Prop
ertie
s Lt
d.
The
Core
Stra
tegy
Spa
tial V
ision
iden
tifie
d Ha
ydoc
k In
dust
rial E
stat
e an
d th
e M
62 L
ink
Road
Cor
ridor
as
the
prio
rity
area
s fo
r ec
onom
ic de
velo
pmen
t. T
he V
ision
and
St
rate
gic
Aim
s sh
ould
iden
tify
Hayd
ock
as a
pr
iorit
y lo
catio
n be
caus
e of
its
prox
imity
to th
e st
rate
gic
road
net
work
, the
exis
ting
empl
oyer
s in
the
vicin
ity a
nd th
e av
aila
bility
of l
ocal
labo
u r.
The
Spat
ial V
ision
sho
uld
iden
tify
suffi
cient
em
ploy
men
t lan
d in
sus
tain
able
loca
tions
.
Hayd
ock
is an
impo
rtant
loca
tion
for e
mpl
oym
ent i
n th
e Bo
roug
h, is
iden
tifie
d as
one
of i
ts K
ey S
ettle
men
ts in
the
Plan
(D
iagr
am 4
.1) a
nd is
refe
renc
ed in
Pol
icy L
PA04
.1: S
trate
gic
Empl
oym
ent S
ites.
It i
s co
nsid
ered
that
to in
clude
it a
s a
nam
ed lo
catio
n in
the
Spat
ial V
ision
wou
ld g
ive it
s ro
le u
ndue
pr
omin
ence
.
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ATIO
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CHAP
TER
3 - S
TRAT
EGIC
AIM
S AN
D O
BJEC
TIVE
S
Rep.
ref.n
o.
Sum
mar
y of
mai
n is
sue
How
eac
h m
ain
issu
e ha
s be
en a
ddre
ssed
in th
e LP
SD
Aim
1 –
sho
uld
reco
gnise
the
appr
opria
te
cont
ribut
ion
that
sus
tain
able
gre
enfie
ld s
ites
can
mak
e to
rege
nera
tion
and
econ
omic
deve
lopm
ent o
f the
Bor
ough
.
Com
men
t not
ed. T
he L
PSD
addr
esse
s th
is un
der P
olicy
LP
A02
(no.
4). T
his
prov
ides
a fr
amew
ork
for t
he P
lan
to
rele
ase
land
from
the
Gre
en B
elt t
o en
able
nee
ds fo
r hou
sing
and
empl
oym
ent d
evel
opm
ent t
o be
met
in fu
ll ove
r the
pla
n pe
riod.
E1
511,
Tur
ley
on
beha
lf of
Pee
l Ho
ldin
gs (L
and
and
Prop
erty
Ltd
.) an
d Pe
el E
nerg
y
Aim
5 –
a re
fere
nce
to c
apita
lise
on th
e gr
owth
se
ctor
s of
Sup
erPo
rt an
d la
rge
scal
e lo
gist
ics
sect
or s
houl
d be
inco
rpor
ated
to re
flect
the
aim
s of
the
econ
omic
stra
tegi
es th
at a
re
refe
rred
to in
the
Aim
.
Com
men
t not
ed. T
he L
PSD
Stra
tegi
c Ai
m 1
and
Obj
ectiv
e 1.
1 an
d 5/
5.1
and
the
Spat
ial v
ision
sup
port
econ
omic
grow
th a
nd
rege
nera
tion
in s
usta
inab
le lo
catio
ns in
St.H
elen
s.
E154
3, B
arto
n W
illmor
e on
beh
alf
of J
ones
Hom
es
(Nor
th W
est)
Ltd.
Supp
ortiv
e of
the
prop
osed
Stra
tegi
c Ai
ms
& O
bjec
tives
, how
ever
Obj
ectiv
e 1.
1 sh
ould
give
pr
iorit
y to
dev
elop
men
t of d
erel
ict a
nd v
acan
t sit
es.
Obj
ectiv
e 4.
1 sh
ould
be
amen
ded
to
inclu
de re
fere
nce
to m
arke
t and
affo
rdab
le
hom
es.
Supp
ort n
oted
. Th
e re
leva
nt p
art o
f Stra
tegi
c O
bjec
tive
1.1
(whi
ch is
num
bere
d 1.
3 in
the
LPSD
) has
bee
n ch
ange
d to
re
fer t
o Pr
evio
usly
Deve
lope
d La
nd in
stea
d of
der
elict
and
va
cant
site
s. T
he re
fere
nce
in O
bjec
tive
4.1
to p
rovid
ing
for a
“s
uffic
ient
num
ber a
nd ra
nge
of n
ew d
wellin
gs” i
s co
nsid
ered
to
enco
mpa
ss m
arke
t and
affo
rdab
le h
ousin
g.
E154
4, H
ow
Plan
ning
on
beha
lf of
Tay
lor W
impe
y UK
Ltd
.
Stra
tegi
c Ai
m 4
, in
parti
cula
r the
use
of t
he
word
“suf
ficie
nt”,
is la
ckin
g in
am
bitio
n an
d sh
ould
be
rewo
rded
to re
flect
the
posit
ive
aspi
ratio
ns o
f the
[201
2] N
PPF.
Use
of th
e wo
rd ʻs
uffic
ient
ʼ is re
tain
ed in
LPS
D St
rate
gic
Aim
4.
This
is a
robu
st a
ppro
ach
and
cons
isten
t with
nat
iona
l pol
icy.
E156
1, T
urle
y on
be
half
of S
tory
Ho
mes
Nor
th W
est
Ltd.
Gen
eral
ly su
ppor
tive,
how
ever
, Stra
tegi
c O
bjec
tive
1.1.
Obj
ectiv
e 4
Refe
renc
e to
'loca
l ne
eds'
shou
ld b
e re
viewe
d as
it is
cle
ar th
at
new
hom
es a
re a
lso n
eede
d to
del
iver t
he
Boro
ughs
eco
nom
ic am
bitio
ns.
Supp
ort n
oted
. Th
e re
vised
Stra
tegi
c O
bjec
tive
4.1
of th
e LP
SD a
ddre
sses
this
issue
by
stat
ing
that
land
sho
uld
be
iden
tifie
d fo
r “…
a su
fficie
nt n
umbe
r and
rang
e of
new
dw
ellin
gs”.
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ELEN
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ATIO
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CHAP
TER
3 - S
TRAT
EGIC
AIM
S AN
D O
BJEC
TIVE
S
Rep.
ref.n
o.
Sum
mar
y of
mai
n is
sue
How
eac
h m
ain
issu
e ha
s be
en a
ddre
ssed
in th
e LP
SD
E156
0, P
egas
us
Gro
up o
n be
half
of
Redr
ow H
omes
No
rth W
est
Stra
tegi
c Ai
m 1
.1 -
uses
the
word
'prio
rity',
ho
weve
r the
NPP
F se
eks
to s
igni
fican
tly b
oost
ho
usin
g su
pply
thro
ugh
a ra
nge
of s
ite ty
pes
both
gre
enfie
ld a
nd b
rown
field
. St
rate
gic
Obj
ectiv
es 4
.1 &
5.1
refe
r to
'suffi
cient
' hou
sing
and
empl
oym
ent l
and,
whi
ch s
ugge
sted
the
Coun
cil is
onl
y ju
st m
eetin
g its
nee
ds, t
he
NPPF
requ
ires
plan
s to
be
'posit
ively
prep
ared
' an
d to
'boo
st s
igni
fican
tly' th
e ho
usin
g su
pply.
As
suc
h we
reco
mm
end
amen
ding
the
word
ing.
Com
men
t not
ed. T
he re
leva
nt p
art o
f Stra
tegi
c Ai
m 1
has
now
be
en a
men
ded
to re
fer t
o ef
ficie
nt u
se o
f Pre
vious
ly De
velo
ped
Land
. It
has
been
est
ablis
hed
(see
the
supp
ortin
g te
xt to
the
draf
t lo
cal p
lan
Pol
icy L
PA02
) tha
t St.H
elen
s do
es n
ot n
eed
to
acco
mm
odat
e an
y ho
usin
g ne
eds
arisi
ng in
any
nei
ghbo
urin
g lo
cal a
utho
rity
area
. The
LPS
D ha
s be
en p
ositiv
ely
prep
ared
. It
seek
s to
mee
t St.H
elen
s ob
ject
ively
asse
ssed
nee
ds, a
nd is
in
form
ed b
y co
oper
atio
n wi
th n
eigh
bour
ing
auth
oritie
s.
E148
8, H
istor
ic En
glan
d St
rate
gic
Aim
s an
d O
bjec
tives
cou
ld b
e im
prov
ed u
pon
by in
corp
orat
ing
the
word
ing
of
Obj
ectiv
e 8
of th
e 'Lo
cal P
lan
Sust
aina
bility
Ap
prai
sal:
SA R
epor
t Dec
embe
r 201
6/20
18 '.
Th
is wo
rdin
g is
“to p
rote
ct, e
nhan
ce a
nd m
ake
acce
ssib
le fo
r enj
oym
ent,
the
cultu
ral h
erita
ge
and
hist
oric
envir
onm
ent"
This
mat
ter i
s ad
dres
sed
in S
trate
gic
Obj
ectiv
e 6.
2 of
the
LPSD
, whi
ch is
to “
… s
afeg
uard
the
qual
ity o
f the
env
ironm
ent
by p
rote
ctin
g an
d en
hanc
ing
loca
l cha
ract
er a
nd
dist
inct
ivene
ss, t
he h
istor
ic en
viron
men
t, bi
odive
rsity
and
ge
odive
rsity
.” P
olicy
LPC
11 a
lso a
ddre
sses
this
mat
ter.
POLI
CY L
PA01
- PR
ESUM
PTIO
N IN
FAV
OUR
OF
SUST
AINA
BLE
DEVE
LOPM
ENT
Rep.
ref.n
o.
Sum
mar
y of
mai
n is
sue
How
eac
h m
ain
issu
e ha
s be
en a
ddre
ssed
in th
e LP
SD
E146
7, C
llrs
Glo
ver,
Neal
& B
aine
s Pr
omot
ing
heal
thy
com
mun
ities
etc.
thro
ugh
deve
lopm
ent w
ill be
diff
icult
as p
eopl
e ar
e so
re
liant
on
cars
and
add
itiona
l gro
wth
will o
nly
add
to th
e po
llutio
n pr
oble
ms.
The
Visio
n, S
trate
gic
Obj
ectiv
e 3.
1 an
d Po
licie
s LP
A02,
LPA
07
and
LPA0
9 co
llect
ively
supp
ort s
usta
inab
le m
odes
of t
rans
port
inclu
ding
wal
king
and
cycli
ng.
They
pro
mot
e he
alth
y co
mm
unitie
s th
roug
h im
prov
ed a
cces
s to
form
al a
nd in
form
al
gree
n in
frast
ruct
ure
asse
ts to
redu
ce c
arbo
n em
issio
ns.
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ELEN
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ATIO
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ECEM
BER
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POLI
CY L
PA01
- PR
ESUM
PTIO
N IN
FAV
OUR
OF
SUST
AINA
BLE
DEVE
LOPM
ENT
Rep.
ref.n
o.
Sum
mar
y of
mai
n is
sue
How
eac
h m
ain
issu
e ha
s be
en a
ddre
ssed
in th
e LP
SD
E146
7, C
llrs
Glo
ver,
Neal
& B
aine
s Po
or tr
ansp
ort l
inks
and
lack
of l
ocal
ser
vices
m
ake
it ex
trem
ely
diffi
cult
to e
ncou
rage
new
re
siden
ts to
cyc
le a
nd a
s su
ch re
siden
ts w
ill be
re
liant
on
cars
ther
eby
failin
g to
mee
t the
aim
of
min
imisi
ng c
arbo
n em
issio
ns
The
Visio
n, S
trate
gic
Obj
ectiv
e 3.
1 an
d Po
licie
s LP
A02,
LPA
07
and
LPA0
9 co
llect
ively
supp
ort s
usta
inab
le m
odes
of t
rans
port
inclu
ding
wal
king
and
cycli
ng.
The
app
roac
h of
the
LPSD
will
ther
efor
e su
ppor
t sus
tain
able
mod
es o
f tra
nspo
rt in
cludi
ng
cycli
ng a
nd w
alkin
g wh
ich w
ill m
itigat
e ca
rbon
em
issio
ns.
E146
7, C
llrs
Glo
ver,
Neal
& B
aine
s Re
siden
ts h
ave
conc
erns
in re
gard
s to
pol
lutio
n by
the
addi
tiona
l car
s.
LPSD
Pol
icy L
PD09
add
ress
es th
is iss
ue a
nd re
quire
s de
velo
pmen
t pro
posa
ls to
dem
onst
rate
that
they
will
not
“…ha
ving
rega
rd to
est
ablis
hed
loca
l and
nat
iona
l sta
ndar
ds,
lead
to a
n un
acce
ptab
le d
eclin
e in
air
qual
ity in
any
are
a.”
E147
0, C
llr H
aw
Eccle
ston
resid
ents
disa
gree
that
the
Plan
is
sust
aina
ble
and
that
dev
elop
men
t has
bee
n di
vided
equ
ally
arou
nd th
e Bo
roug
h.
Sust
aina
ble
deve
lopm
ent p
rincip
les
are
addr
esse
d in
the
Visio
n an
d th
e St
rate
gic
Aim
s an
d O
bjec
tives
. Th
e di
strib
utio
n of
dev
elop
men
t is
addr
esse
d in
Pol
icy L
PA02
, whi
ch fo
cuss
es
deve
lopm
ent i
nto
sust
aina
ble
loca
tions
(inc
ludi
ng a
focu
s on
th
e Ke
y Se
ttlem
ents
) acr
oss
St.H
elen
s.
E147
0, C
llr H
aw
In re
gard
s to
clim
ate
chan
ge th
e ad
ditio
n of
2,
477
new
hom
es in
Ecc
lest
on w
ill ex
acer
bate
th
e flo
odin
g iss
ues.
Polic
y LP
C12
seek
s to
ens
ure
that
new
dev
elop
men
t will
not
caus
e an
una
ccep
tabl
e ris
k of
floo
ding
and
set
s ou
t the
re
quire
men
ts fo
r dev
elop
ers
to d
emon
stra
te h
ow fl
ood
risk
will
be a
ddre
ssed
. E1
495,
CPR
E Th
e po
licy
shou
ld d
efin
e wh
at is
mea
nt b
y su
stai
nabl
e de
velo
pmen
t and
inclu
de a
co
mm
itmen
t to
air q
uality
.
Sust
aina
ble
deve
lopm
ent i
s de
fined
in th
e NP
PF P
ara.
11 a
nd
the
LPSD
doe
s no
t dup
licat
e th
is. A
ir qu
ality
issu
es a
re
addr
esse
d in
Pol
icy L
PD09
. E1
481,
Par
ksid
e Re
gene
ratio
n LL
P Th
e Pl
an id
entif
ies
Key
settl
emen
ts w
here
de
velo
pmen
t is
focu
ssed
ens
urin
g su
stai
nabl
e de
velo
pmen
t.
Supp
ort n
oted
.
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ELEN
S LO
CAL
PLAN
PRE
FERR
ED O
PTIO
NS
- REP
ORT
OF
CON
SULT
ATIO
N, D
ECEM
BER
2018
18
POLI
CY L
PA01
- PR
ESUM
PTIO
N IN
FAV
OUR
OF
SUST
AINA
BLE
DEVE
LOPM
ENT
Rep.
ref.n
o.
Sum
mar
y of
mai
n is
sue
How
eac
h m
ain
issu
e ha
s be
en a
ddre
ssed
in th
e LP
SD
E154
7, E
mer
y Pl
anni
ng o
n be
half
of W
ainh
omes
(N
orth
Wes
t) Lt
d.
Supp
ort t
he p
olicy
but
it s
houl
d be
am
ende
d to
re
flect
par
a 14
of t
he N
PPF,
by
dele
ting
the
follo
wing
text
from
Crit
erio
n 3
"mat
eria
l co
nsid
erat
ions
indi
cate
oth
erwi
se –
takin
g in
to
acco
unt w
heth
er".
The
word
ing
of P
olicy
LPA
01 h
as b
een
revis
ed a
nd is
co
nsist
ent w
ith th
e re
leva
nt p
arag
raph
(11)
of t
he re
vised
NP
PF (J
uly
2018
).
E149
9, N
atur
al
Engl
and
Supp
ort t
he p
refe
rred
appr
oach
of t
his
polic
y.
Supp
ort n
oted
.
E150
3, K
ings
land
St
rate
gic
Esta
tes
Ltd.
Polic
y is
in k
eepi
ng w
ith th
e NP
PF.
Crite
rion
2 pa
rt II
will b
e an
impo
rtant
par
t of a
suc
cess
ful
Plan
.
Supp
ort n
oted
.
E154
3, B
arto
n W
ilmor
e on
beh
alf o
f Jo
nes
Hom
es (N
orth
W
est)
Ltd.
Clar
ificat
ion
is re
quire
d be
twee
n Po
licy
LPA0
1 an
d Po
licy
LPA0
3, to
ens
ure
that
pro
posa
ls th
at
com
ply
with
pre
sum
ptio
n in
favo
ur o
f su
stai
nabl
e de
velo
pmen
t are
not
then
refu
sed
on th
e de
velo
pmen
t prin
ciple
s co
ntai
ned
with
in
Polic
y LP
A03.
LPSD
Pol
icies
LPA
01 a
nd L
PA03
hav
e be
en u
pdat
ed.
The
requ
irem
ents
of P
olicy
LPA
03 a
re re
ason
able
and
just
ified
havin
g re
gard
to re
leva
nt n
atio
nal p
olicy
.
E156
1, T
urle
y on
be
half
of S
tory
Ho
mes
Nor
th W
est
Ltd.
Supp
ort t
he a
ppro
ach
to in
clude
a b
uffe
r in
dete
rmin
ing
the
scal
e of
Gre
en B
elt r
elea
se,
howe
ver,
in lin
e wi
th L
PEG
reco
mm
enda
tions
th
e bu
ffer s
houl
d be
app
lied
to th
e ov
eral
l ho
usin
g re
quire
men
t rat
her t
han
simpl
y th
e sc
ale
of th
e la
nd s
uppl
y ʻg
apʼ.
Supp
ort n
oted
. Th
e ap
proa
ch to
hou
sing
land
sup
ply
in P
olicy
LP
A05
(and
exp
lain
ed in
its
supp
ortin
g te
xt) c
onta
ins
an
appr
opria
te le
vel o
f con
tinge
ncy
in th
e su
pply
as a
who
le,
inclu
ding
site
s be
ing
deliv
ered
form
the
curre
nt u
rban
are
as
and
from
are
as re
leas
ed fr
om th
e G
reen
Bel
t.
E156
2, B
arto
n W
ilmor
e on
beh
alf o
f th
e Ch
urch
Co
mm
issio
ners
for
Engl
and
Polic
y te
xt n
eeds
to b
e am
ende
d to
be
mor
e po
sitive
ly pr
epar
ed.
Part
1. s
houl
d ha
ve
addi
tiona
l tex
ts, w
hich
sta
tes:
“Thi
s wi
ll tak
e in
to a
ccou
nt th
e ne
ed e
xpre
ssed
in th
e NP
PF
to ʻb
oost
sig
nific
antly
ʼ the
supp
ly of
hou
sing.
”
LPSD
Pol
icy L
PA01
has
bee
n re
vised
and
fully
alig
ns w
ith th
e re
vised
NPP
F(Ju
ly 20
18).
It is
not n
eces
sary
to in
clude
the
word
ing
sugg
este
d in
this
Polic
y as
the
unde
rlyin
g po
int i
s ad
dres
sed
else
wher
e in
the
Plan
.
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ELEN
S LO
CAL
PLAN
PRE
FERR
ED O
PTIO
NS
- REP
ORT
OF
CON
SULT
ATIO
N, D
ECEM
BER
2018
19
POLI
CY L
PA02
- SP
ATIA
L ST
RATE
GY
Rep.
ref.n
o.
Sum
mar
y of
mai
n is
sue
How
eac
h m
ain
issu
e ha
s be
en a
ddre
ssed
in th
e LP
SD
E148
2, S
pawf
orth
s on
beh
alf o
f Net
work
Sp
ace
Obj
ect t
o th
e wo
rd ʻc
ompa
rison
ʼ – th
is sh
ould
be
del
eted
in o
rder
for t
he P
lan
to b
e fo
und
soun
d.
Polic
y LP
A02
has
been
re-w
orde
d an
d do
es n
ot in
clude
this
word
.
E022
4, R
ainh
ill Ci
vic
Socie
ty
The
conc
ept o
f “Sa
fegu
ardi
ng” l
and
is m
islea
ding
, as
the
NPPF
sta
tes
it sh
ould
be
used
“whe
re a
ppro
pria
te”.
Thi
s co
uld
lead
to
unre
stric
ted
spra
wl e
spec
ially
as
the
Gar
den
Villa
ge a
t Hal
snea
d is
to g
o ah
ead,
whi
ch
mak
es th
e ca
se to
pre
serv
e th
e G
reen
Bel
t in
St.H
elen
s So
uth
even
stro
nger
.
The
inclu
sion
of s
afeg
uard
ed la
nd a
ccor
ds w
ith p
arag
raph
139
of
the
NPPF
(201
8).
The
inclu
sion
of s
afeg
uard
ed la
nd w
ill he
lp
ensu
re th
at th
e ne
w G
reen
Bel
t bou
ndar
y en
dure
s fo
r the
long
te
rm in
line
with
nat
iona
l pol
icy.
E149
1, N
FU
Do n
ot s
uppo
rt th
e sig
nific
ant l
oss
of p
rodu
ctive
ac
res
of la
nd.
Farm
land
and
farm
ing
activ
ities
shou
ld ta
ke p
riorit
y in
the
Gre
en B
elt.
The
LPSD
pro
pose
s a
redu
ced
amou
nt o
f dev
elop
men
t on
agric
ultu
ral la
nd, a
s a
resu
lt of
the
redu
ced
hous
ing
requ
irem
ent.
The
rem
aini
ng s
ites
that
hav
e be
en s
elec
ted
as
deve
lopm
ent l
ocat
ions
are
thos
e th
at a
re w
ell-r
elat
ed to
the
exist
ing
built-
up a
reas
. W
hilst
som
e lo
ss o
f agr
icultu
ral la
nd
woul
d st
ill oc
cur,
this
is ju
stifie
d by
oth
er s
usta
inab
ility
fact
ors.
Th
e St
.Hel
ens
Gre
en B
elt R
evie
w 20
18 s
ets
out h
ow th
e sit
es
to b
e re
mov
ed fr
om th
e G
reen
Bel
t hav
e be
en s
elec
ted.
E1
495,
CPR
E O
bjec
t to
Crite
rion
4 as
exc
eptio
nal
circu
mst
ance
s ha
ve y
et to
be
met
so
the
Plan
ca
nnot
rem
ove
land
from
the
GB.
The
Plan
see
ks to
iden
tify
suffi
cient
land
for h
ousin
g an
d em
ploy
men
t, in
sui
tabl
e lo
catio
ns th
at c
an c
ontri
bute
to
sust
aina
ble
deve
lopm
ent.
The
re is
insu
fficie
nt la
nd in
the
Boro
ughʼ
s ur
ban
area
s (a
nd in
thos
e of
nei
ghbo
urin
g di
stric
ts)
to p
rovid
e fo
r fut
ure
deve
lopm
ent l
and
need
s an
d th
eref
ore
som
e sit
es n
eed
to b
e re
mov
ed fr
om th
e G
reen
Bel
t to
acco
mm
odat
e ne
w de
velo
pmen
t. T
he L
PSD
prop
oses
a
redu
ctio
n in
the
amou
nt o
f Gre
en B
elt r
elea
se d
ue to
the
redu
ctio
n in
the
annu
al h
ousin
g re
quire
men
t fro
m 5
70 to
486
dw
ellin
gs p
er a
nnum
.
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ST.H
ELEN
S LO
CAL
PLAN
PRE
FERR
ED O
PTIO
NS
- REP
ORT
OF
CON
SULT
ATIO
N, D
ECEM
BER
2018
20
POLI
CY L
PA02
- SP
ATIA
L ST
RATE
GY
Rep.
ref.n
o.
Sum
mar
y of
mai
n is
sue
How
eac
h m
ain
issu
e ha
s be
en a
ddre
ssed
in th
e LP
SD
E149
5, C
PRE
Stro
ngly
oppo
se th
e pr
opos
als
to re
leas
e 1,
187h
a of
land
from
the
GB.
Se
e ab
ove.
The
loss
of G
reen
Bel
t lan
d ha
s be
en re
duce
d co
mpa
red
to th
at p
ropo
sed
at P
refe
rred
Opt
ions
sta
ge.
E149
5, C
PRE
Opp
osed
to d
evel
opm
ent p
artic
ular
ly at
Ra
info
rd J
unct
ion;
Cra
nk; B
old
and
King
s M
oss
due
to th
e ha
rm it
wou
ld c
ause
the
GB.
See
abov
e. T
he lo
ss o
f Gre
en B
elt l
and
in s
ome
loca
tions
(e.g
., Ra
info
rd J
unct
ion)
has
bee
n re
duce
d co
mpa
red
to th
at
prop
osed
at P
refe
rred
Opt
ions
sta
ge.
E125
0, R
ainf
ord
Actio
n G
roup
Th
e la
ck o
f Bro
wnfie
ld S
ites
is no
t an
“exc
eptio
nal c
ircum
stan
ce” t
o re
leas
e G
B la
nd.
See
abov
e. T
he lo
ss o
f Gre
en B
elt l
and
has
been
redu
ced
com
pare
d to
that
pro
pose
d at
Pre
ferre
d O
ptio
ns s
tage
. E1
453,
Cul
chet
h an
d G
laze
nbur
y PC
O
bjec
t to
GB
bein
g re
mov
ed a
nd d
oubt
the
Coun
cil c
an c
ontro
l the
seq
uent
ial u
se o
f lan
d in
rega
rds
to S
afeg
uard
ed L
and.
The
Plan
see
ks to
iden
tify
suffi
cient
land
for h
ousin
g an
d em
ploy
men
t in
suita
ble
loca
tions
that
can
con
tribu
te to
su
stai
nabl
e de
velo
pmen
t. T
he lo
ss o
f Gre
en B
elt l
and
has
been
redu
ced
com
pare
d to
that
pro
pose
d at
Pre
ferre
d O
ptio
ns
stag
e. P
olicy
LPA
06 o
f the
LPS
D co
nfirm
s th
at p
lann
ing
perm
issio
n sh
ould
not
be
gran
ted
for d
evel
opm
ent o
n sa
fegu
arde
d la
nd u
nles
s it
is al
loca
ted
for d
evel
opm
ent i
n a
futu
re L
ocal
Pla
n.
E145
8, W
inwi
ck P
C to
o m
uch
deve
lopm
ent i
s be
ing
prop
osed
nea
r th
e W
inwi
ck a
rea.
The
ope
nnes
s ar
ound
W
inwi
ck w
ill be
gon
e if
Gre
en B
elt r
elea
se g
oes
ahea
d.
The
LPSD
see
ks to
iden
tify
suffi
cient
land
for h
ousin
g an
d em
ploy
men
t, in
sui
tabl
e lo
catio
ns th
at c
an c
ontri
bute
to
sust
aina
ble
deve
lopm
ent.
Whi
lst th
e lo
ss o
f Gre
en B
elt l
and
has
been
redu
ced
com
pare
d to
that
pro
pose
d at
Pre
ferre
d O
ptio
ns s
tage
, som
e sit
es c
lose
to W
inwi
ck a
re s
till to
be
rele
ased
. Th
e re
ason
s fo
r sel
ectin
g sp
ecific
site
s ar
e se
t out
in
the
Gre
en B
elt R
evie
w 20
18.
E150
3, K
ings
land
St
rate
gic
Esta
tes
Ltd.
The
impa
ct o
n lo
cal h
ighw
ays
infra
stru
ctur
e wi
ll be
una
ccep
tabl
e.
The
impa
ct o
n lo
cal h
ighw
ays
infra
stru
ctur
e is
cove
red
by
rele
vant
Pol
icies
(e.g
., LP
A07
and
LPA1
0).
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-
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ST.H
ELEN
S LO
CAL
PLAN
PRE
FERR
ED O
PTIO
NS
- REP
ORT
OF
CON
SULT
ATIO
N, D
ECEM
BER
2018
21
POLI
CY L
PA02
- SP
ATIA
L ST
RATE
GY
Rep.
ref.n
o.
Sum
mar
y of
mai
n is
sue
How
eac
h m
ain
issu
e ha
s be
en a
ddre
ssed
in th
e LP
SD
E156
2, B
arto
n W
ilmor
e on
beh
alf o
f th
e Ch
urch
Co
mm
issio
ners
for
Engl
and
Relia
nce
on B
rown
field
land
is n
ot a
ppro
pria
te.
Obj
ect t
o lo
werin
g th
e th
resh
old
for d
evel
oper
s of
bro
wnfie
ld s
ites.
to a
ssum
e de
velo
pers
on
gree
nfie
ld s
ites
have
less
con
stra
ints
is n
ot
nece
ssar
ily c
orre
ct.
Polic
y LP
A02,
cla
use
3 ha
s be
en re
vised
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reaf
firm
s th
at
deve
lopm
ent o
n pr
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usly
deve
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d la
nd in
Key
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tlem
ents
wi
ll be
enco
urag
ed b
y se
tting
lowe
r thr
esho
lds
for d
evel
oper
co
ntrib
utio
ns o
n su
ch s
ites.
Thi
s is
fully
just
ified
by th
e fin
ding
s of
the
Econ
omic
Viab
ility
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ssm
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the
infra
stru
ctur
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cop
e wi
th a
dditio
nal h
omes
at s
ites
HA14
& H
A15,
in
cludi
ng h
ighw
ays,
hea
th fa
cilitie
s, p
ublic
tra
nspo
rt, re
tail o
utle
ts.
The
sites
iden
tifie
d co
nsist
of G
rad
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